To say that the big networks haven't exactly had a love affair with Donald Trump, as they plainly did with President Obama, is an understatement.
A new survey shows that not only is coverage of Trump overwhelmingly negative, but the president's biggest accomplishment, the roaring economy, gets almost no attention.
What they found was sad: "Over the summer, the broadcast networks have continued to pound Donald Trump and his team with the most hostile coverage of a president in TV news history — 92% negative, vs. just 8% positive."
Moreover, the very focus of what the media cover is highly selective. Some two-thirds of the Trump coverage came from five topics, Russia investigation, immigration, the Brett Kavanaugh nomination, North Korea, and U.S.-Russia relations, and these issues are reported with a twist.
The economy is ignored completely as the third quarter saw 4.2% GDP growth, and Trump's average is now 3%. Wages are rising, and real median household incomes are now at their highest level ever. As for September's overall unemployment rate of 3.7%, it was the lowest in nearly half a century. Meanwhile, unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanics and Asians are at or near all-time lows.
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